Summary


In the 2019 General Session, the statute on vision screening was revised. The Utah Department of Health (Department) will now oversee the school vision screening program. The school vision screening program is now required in all Utah public schools. These revisions to statute required changes to this rule. Because the revisions are extensive, it is necessary to repeal the old rule and reenact new language. Changes include moving the oversight of the vision screening program from the Division of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired to the Department, requiring vision screening be done in specific grades, vision screening being comprised of tier 1 and tier 2 screening, the creation of training modules by the Department for vision screening, eliminating the state database for students who fail the vision screening, the creation of a symptoms questionnaire, and adding annual reporting requirements for local education agencies.